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Division I-A

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1936 - present

Year

Team

Year Team
2009 Alabama 1972 USC
2008 Florida 1971 Nebraska
2007 LSU 1970 Nebraska / Texas
2006 Florida 1969 Texas
2005 Texas 1968 Ohio State
2004 USC 1967 USC
2003 USC / LSU 1966 Notre Dame
2002 Ohio State 1965 Alabama / Michigan State

2001

Miami

1964 Alabama
2000 Oklahoma 1963 Texas
1999 Florida State 1962 USC
1998 Tennessee 1961 Alabama
1997 Michigan / Nebraska 1960 Minnesota
1996 Florida 1959 Syracuse
1995 Nebraska 1958 LSU
1994 Nebraska 1957 Auburn / Ohio State
1993 Florida State 1956 Oklahoma
1992 Alabama 1955 Oklahoma
1991 Miami / Washington 1954 Ohio State
1990 Colorado / Georgia Tech 1953 Maryland
1989 Miami 1952 Michigan State
1988 Notre Dame 1951 Tennessee
1987 Miami 1950 Oklahoma
1986 Penn State 1949 Notre Dame
1985 Oklahoma 1948 Michigan
1984 BYU 1947 Notre Dame
1983 Miami 1946 Notre Dame
1982 Penn State 1945 Army
1981 Clemson 1944 Army
1980 Georgia 1943 Notre Dame
1979 Alabama 1942 Ohio State
1978 Alabama / USC 1941 Minnesota
1977 Notre Dame 1940 Minnesota
1976 Pittsburgh 1939 Texas A&M
1975 Oklahoma 1938 TCU
1974 Oklahoma / USC 1937 Pittsburgh
1973 Notre Dame / Alabama 1936 Minnesota

There have been 29 different Associated Press National Champions in college football since 1936

and two teams have shared the title in the same year 10 times.

 

8 Notre Dame 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988
8 Alabama  1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009
7 Oklahoma 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000
7 USC 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004
5 Miami 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001
5 Nebraska 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
5 Ohio State 1942, 1954, 1957, 1968, 2002
4 Minnesota 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
4 Texas 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005
3 Florida 1996, 2006, 2008
3 LSU 1958, 2003,2007
2 Army 1944, 1945
2 Michigan 1948, 1997
2 Michigan State 1952, 1965
2 Penn State  1982, 1986
2 Pittsburgh 1937, 1976
2 Tennessee 1951, 1998
2 Florida State 1993, 1999
1 Auburn   1957
1 BYU 1984
1 Clemson  1981
1 Colorado 1990
1 Georgia 1980
1 Georgia Tech  1990
1 Maryland 1953
1 Syracuse 1959
1 TCU 1938
1 Texas A&M 1939
1 Washington 1991